Great Britain local authorities by casualties per billion vehicle miles; 2024.
Great Britain local authorities are ranked by reported road casualties per billion motor-vehicle miles on locally managed roads in 2024. The 15 rows use the official traffic-exposure rate published by the Department for Transport. Hackney ranked first at 2,897.6 casualties per billion vehicle miles. Westminster ranked second at 2,682.8, and all 15 highest rates were in London boroughs.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hackney | 2,897.6 | 2024 |
| 2 | Westminster | 2,682.8 | 2024 |
| 3 | Haringey | 2,666.3 | 2024 |
| 4 | Islington | 2,624.3 | 2024 |
| 5 | Camden | 2,602.6 | 2024 |
| 6 | City of London | 2,482.4 | 2024 |
| 7 | Southwark | 2,240.8 | 2024 |
| 8 | Lambeth | 2,195.1 | 2024 |
| 9 | Kensington and Chelsea | 1,993.4 | 2024 |
| 10 | Wandsworth | 1,952.6 | 2024 |
| 11 | Hammersmith and Fulham | 1,952.3 | 2024 |
| 12 | Tower Hamlets | 1,949.7 | 2024 |
| 13 | Lewisham | 1,874.6 | 2024 |
| 14 | Brent | 1,541.3 | 2024 |
| 15 | Newham | 1,492.5 | 2024 |
Source 1: Reported Road Casualties Great Britain
Publisher: Department for Transport
Dataset/table: Road casualties per billion vehicle miles by local authority
Units: casualties per billion vehicle miles
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports the official 2024 exposure-adjusted casualty rates for 132 comparable local authorities.
Reported casualty rates depend on road use, network type, reporting and the mix of road users as well as safety performance.
The official 2024 rate for all casualties on locally managed roads was selected and local authorities were sorted from highest to lowest.
Every row uses the same DfT published statistics, year, casualty scope and traffic-exposure unit.
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